1st Day Issue Stamp from 1962

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Browse TopicGovernment and PoliticsHistoric PreservationSubjectArizonaHistoryDescriptionStamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Arizona Statehood. It features an colored illustration of the Saguaro Cactus Bloom, which is one of Arizona's state symbols, and a saguaro beneath the moon in a nighttime desert landscape. The top and bottom border of the stamp is white with red text. At the top, the text says “1912 ARIZONA 1962” and at the bottom “U.S. POSTAGE 4c” There is “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE” stamped over the stamp in black ink. The price of this stamp was 4 cents.Date Original1962Date Range1960s (1960-1969)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatPostal cards|EnvelopesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionArizona Capitol MuseumCollectionArizona and the United States Postal ServiceRights StatementThis work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

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City or TownPhoenixCountyMaricopa CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

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1st Day Issue Stamp from 1962

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